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Expert Profile: Mark Adkins

Expertise:  WHILE I AM ON VACATION, you can try posting your questions at either
- http://www.turtleforum.com or
- http://www.tortoiseforum.com
BOTH ARE GREAT RESOURCES FOR ALL TURTLE AND TORTOISE QUESTIONS.
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I will be glad to help with your tortoise- and turtle-related questions. My specialty is Red-foot Tortoises, but I can try to help with many aspects of turtle care.

Understand- I am not a vet. Also, the more information you can give me, the more accurate my answer can be.

(Because of the number of questions I get, I reserve the right to direct you to a good website that will help rather than re-inventing the wheel with long answers or cut and pastes.)


Tortoise and other reptile keeper since 1964.
Member of the Nebraska Herpetological Society.
Author of books and articles on tortoise care.
Currently own five Red-foot Tortoises.
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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Some helpful websites:
http://www.austinsturtlepage.com
http://www.redearslider.com
http://www.tortoisetrust.org
http://www.redfoots.com
http://www.africantortoise.com

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